That appears to be true, according to photos recently tweeted by Ohio State's men's lacrosse team. The Buckeyes went up to Gillette Stadium last spring for the Final Four - they lost in the championship game to Maryland - and Belichick visited the team.

So behold, a real photo of Belichick smiling with a stick in his hand.

#TBT to when @Patriots coach Bill Belichick spent time with the #Buckeyes at last year's Final Four in Foxboro.

Belichick also did a video interview with US Lacrosse Magazine's show Overtime with Paul Carcaterra last year and played catch through part of it.

He said one of the biggest compliments he's ever received was when he visited Johns Hopkins' team and helped warm up the goalie, who then said he couldn't tell if Belichick is right-handed or left-handed. He also joked that not even his kids - who played too - don't know the answer to that because he's equally skilled.

Belichick and the Patriots will take on the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl LII on Sunday.